Kazakhstan

The $48.5-billion investment aims to keep the 30-year-old project in western Kazakhstan flowing for years to come.

The objective of this study was to establish an efficient optimization work flow to improve vertical and areal sweep in a sour-gas injection operation, thereby maximizing recovery under operation constraints.

Industry consortium pilot project successfully demonstrates the significant potential of satellite technology in methane emissions detection and mitigation.

Chevron said it is returning production to normal after a week of antigovernment protests caused logistics disruptions in Kazakhstan’s principal oil-producing region, Mangastau, which borders the Caspian Sea.

Over the past 30 years Caspian nations such as Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have built thriving economies on oil and gas wealth led by global energy companies and a handful of megaprojects. As times change, that model may need to be reassessed.

The authors describe and assess the World Economic Forum’s initiative to develop human capital for the oil and gas industry at Satbayev University in Kazakhstan.

The World Economic Forum’s Human Capital initiative has been implemented at Satbayev University in Kazakhstan for the past 2 years. This paper assesses the effectiveness of project components, such as industry guest lectures, summer internships, and program improvement, and provides lessons learned for human resources development.

The North Caspian Project in Kazakhstan covers the Kashagan, Kairan, Aktoty, and Kashagan South West fields.

The JV continues KBR’s work history in Kazakhstan. The company has worked on various projects in the country since 1993.

The Caspian Sea region is once again becoming one of the globe’s important frontiers in oil and gas production. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan are in the midst of intensive efforts to underpin their developing economies by increased exploitation of massive reserves.